2 Chronicles 19:2
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.
Study Note
Study Note
Jehu the seer rebukes Jehoshaphat for helping the wicked and loving those who hate God: 'therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.' The rebuke challenges the view that political alliances with the ungodly are theologically neutral — Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab (2 Chronicles 18) earned a prophetic rebuke despite his personal piety. The principle embedded here — that association with the enemies of God incurs divine displeasure — runs through Psalm 1:1's beatitude ('blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked') and 2 Corinthians 6:14 ('do not be unequally yoked'). The subsequent praise for Jehoshaphat's reforms (19:3) shows that individual faithfulness and political compromise can coexist, but the compromise has its own divine consequence.
Other Translations
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate Jehovah? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before Jehovah.
and go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, `To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee <FI>is<Fi> wrath from before Jehovah,
And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you.
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